Leonard Holmes

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[attr="class","ajbdbst"]PERSONALITY

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Determined[break]
Some might say he's stubborn, but Leo maintains that it's determination. He doesn't know how to give up when he wants something and will go all out to get it. This had led to some less than savory moments in his life, but Leo has convinced himself that it was necessary.[break][break]
Loyal[break]
It takes a lot of effort to break Leo's trust unless it's something particularly heinous. He's also the type of person that will defend his friends and family when behind their backs and to their faces. Once he cares about someone, he cares about them until he decides otherwise.[break][break]
Clumsy[break]
It's not uncommon to see Leo tripping over random objects, his own two feet, or even nothing. While he's gained some grace over the years, there are still times where his clumsiness rears its head again.[break][break]
Cynical[break]
Since being turned into a werewolf, Leo has realized that some people in the world are just as prejudice as they ever were, even though relations between different groups has been improving. Because of this there are times when he just wants to withdraw from everyone but the people he cares about most to recharge his faith in humanity. [break][break]
Energetic[break]
One his good days, Leo is usually brimming with energy. On those days, he's all over the place, bouncing from task to task. Sometimes it's good for him and he gets a lot done, but there are also the times when he jumps so quickly that most tasks are left incomplete.[break][break]
Challenging[break]
He's not challenging in the sense that he's difficult to deal with. Instead he's challenging in that he likes to challenge the norms of society around him. It started when he was a teenager fighting with his father and now, as an adult, it's branched out to everyone else.[break][break]

[attr="class","ajbdbst"]HISTORY

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In late April 1996, Leonard Holmes was born to Nathan and Elizabeth Holmes. His early life and childhood were as picture perfect as they could be with Leo being raised as a member of a well off Pureblood family. He started piano lessons when he was just five years old, as his mother wanted him to be well-rounded, and he was taught how to dress and behave in social settings. However, no amount of teaching could combat his inherent clumsiness which got him into trouble more often than not. When he was six, he got his dog Champ, a border collie who would be his best friend for many years.[break][break]
Once he was eleven years old, Leo got his Hogwarts letter and that September he was off to school where he'd be sorted into Gryffindor. On the train there for the first time, he met a boy in the year above him that would eventually become the most important person to him. The two hit it off immediately and were fast and best friends for the years that followed, up until the day they kissed and were more than that when Leo was in his third year. It was the first and so far the only time he's fallen in love. [break][break]
This was also around the time that the very same boy convinced Leo to try out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, despite the fact that Leo struggled to stay on a broom at the best of times. However, with a lot of practice and encouragement he made the team and carried that throughout the rest of his schooling. Unfortunately, things went downhill that winter over the holidays when Leo got attacked by a werewolf and turned. Due to the attack, he missed the first month back to school so that he could get used to the transition at home and not have the added stress of classes on top of it. After that, things went back to as normal as they could ever get again.[break][break]
Life carried on normally up until that summer when Leo had his boyfriend over and failed to realize it was the full moon. Once the moon had risen, he transformed and ended up attacking the boy, only turning him as well thanks to Champ getting his attention while he was in wolf form and leading him away before he could do worse. However, once he became aware of what happened, Leo felt absolutely horrible. Fortunately, it didn't damage their relationship too badly and the two carried on.[break][break]
Just before entering his fifth year, Leo got his letter with a Prefects badge inside which came as a shock to him considering his condition and tendency to get distracted from his schoolwork. However, he took the position with pride and it actually helped him to improve his behavior. It also couldn't have come at a better time, because by the time he was fifteen, Leo was beginning to be pressured by his father to drop the 'rebellious' act of having a boyfriend and start looking for a suitable girl to marry. It led to a lot of fights and tears, but ultimately it wouldn't be a problem for much longer. [break][break]
The summer before Leo's last year of school destroyed everything he'd been building for the last almost four years when a fire burned down his boyfriend's house, killing everyone inside. He was absolutely devastated for the longest time and his schooling suffered for it. To make matters worse, his father had no sympathy whatsoever, using it as a way to further push his own agenda. This caused Leo to pack up and leave immediately after he'd graduated and he hasn't spoken to either of his parents since. [break][break]
Things were rough at first since Leo had never taken the time to reformulate his plans for after graduation that were made before the fire, but eventually he got into the swing of things and figured himself out. For the first few months on his own, he stayed at the Leaky Cauldron and worked in Quality Quidditch Supplies for money, but once he figured out his plan, he quit that job and joined the Auror training program instead. A part of him had always rejected the idea of a government job, but that was mostly a mix of his dad's expectations and him knowing he was too energetic for a desk job. Choosing the job on his own made it all that much better, and once he got really into the training, he was decent enough at it. It also allowed him to help protect people, something that weighed heavy on his mind after losing his boyfriend to the fire.

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